Mineral Oil as Laxative... ok for cat?

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: KnightBreed

Originally posted by: Kyteland

Originally posted by: jjyiz28
are you sure people could consume mineral oil?? i think its not for digestion. anyways, do you have any laxative for humans?? if its good enough for humans, it must be more than good enough for a lowly cat eh?

You're right. It's not for digestion and that's what makes it a good laxative. The oil gets in to your digestive system and coats your intestinal walls with oil. Have you ever been down one of those tube slides at the water park? Immagine going down that when it was coated with oil. Same difference!

If the cat is constipated, how would the mineral oil get far enough down the intestine for the "tube slide" effect to work? Also, how long would it stay in it's system?

It has nowhere to go but out the other end. It is not really digestable by your system and won't be absorbed by the intestines. It will eventually work it's way through.

Depending on how much you take it can get through pretty fast. A couple of hours maybe. I have no idea how long it stays in your system, but probably not more than a day, with it's greatest effects being hours after you take it.

One thing to remember is that this isn't a chemical solution to the problem, where it lasts as long as it lakes you liver to filter the drug out. The oil mixes with stuff in your intestines which pulls it out the other end. Your eating habits can determine how long the effects last.